Students will work in teams to learn a game new to them. While learning, students will also write a short description of the game and create a resource to teach others.
Tasks:
Students will be placed in pairs and the pairs in groups of 4.
Students will select a team name (related to gaming, learning, and teaching)
Teams will select a game (see list below) that is new to all 4 members. Games must be school appropriate and can be playable through the internet, on iPads, iPod touches, etc. so long as all 4 members will have equal access.
Teams will create a wiki page for their game/team using a template (will this work if there are actually 3 pages?)
Wiki skills - creating a page using a template, tagging a page, adding text to a wiki page, saving a wiki page
In pairs, students explore/play/learn the game for about half the period each day.
In pairs, students document their exploration/learning. Each wiki page will have a separate section (or better yet a separate page embedded to look like a separate section - that way each pair can write in their journals at the same time) for each pair where they can document their difficulties and solutions
difficulties with game, working in pairs, working on a wiki, etc
students could also create mini challenges for others within some games, such as line rider, "keep the rider on the sled while doing a loop."
solutions to non game difficulties go in journal
solutions to game go on main wiki page (see below)
In groups of 4, students will compare journals
Teacher leads a mini lesson on creating screen shots and embedding them on a wiki page
Teacher leads a mini lesson on creating screencasts and embedding them on a wiki page (not the same day as screenshots - unless teaching each skill to 1 teammate)
In groups of 4, after 4 periods of exploration/play/learning, students have 2 periods to add: a summary/review of the game; sections for FAQ, Help, Tutorial, Cheats, etc.; and an embedded discussion at the bottom of the page.
Include text directions
Include screenshots
Include screencasts - screencast-o-matic, CamStudio, QuickTime
Objectives:
Common Core or other objectives
Math
Makes sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
Attend to precision.
Engage Skills
Problem-Solving
Teamwork
Reflecting
Teaching
Creating screenshots and screencasts
Wiki Editing
Creating a wiki page
Tagging a wiki page
Adding/editing text on a wiki page
Adding images, videos, and widgets to a wiki page
Assessment:
Wiki Skills - Checklist of elements for their page
EngagEd Through Games
Discussion: